Bangs

I took the girls to get a haircut at this cute Wild West haircut for kids place the other day. It was about a 20 minute drive but I thought it would be worth it. I could not imagine them sitting in a regular chair and letting someone come at them with a pair of scissors. They needed the distraction. They did really well. Elizabeth ended up needing to be help the whole time but Emily was a champ and kept using the lady's water bottle to wet down her own hair. The lady took a little of Elizabeth's back and not much off Emily's. I did have her put bangs on both which I instantly hated. Oh well. It looks cute with their hair up though. So with all this heat we have been having it shouldn't be a problem since I have their hair up most of the time.

Little Girl Beds

About a month ago, yes I am very slow to put things up on here, the girls decided they could climb in and out of the cribs. They thought it was great fun. They had been climbing out for some time but hadn't figured how to get back in. I think this kept them from attempting to get out during nap time. Well this day changed everything. They were in and out of the crib probably 20 times. Then they would come to the door and try to get out. I was sitting on the floor for 40 minutes holding the door closed. Eventually they landed back in their cribs and fell asleep. The problem with all this was not the climbing out so much as the in. They kept landing on their heads and their necks kept snapping back...ouch. So that night Tim came home early to change the cribs into toddler beds and I went to a million stores trying to find the best bedding that would get them excited to stay in the new non-confining beds. They love their princess little girl beds and we have only had a few problems with them getting out of bed. Mostly Emily goes over to Elizabeth to tell her that its okay and no crying when she is upset and bedtime. Too cute.

Gymnastics

While Grandma and Grandpa were here in April, we took the girls to a trial gymnastics class. They are such climbers and hangers we thought it might be good for them. The man at the gym failed to tell us that the class he had us coming to was actually for 3 year olds and was not parent participation. A big deal. We are waiting for class and our two angels are running around trying to go into the room, which they weren't allowed in yet, wile the other kids stood in line and waited to be brought into class. I was ready to walk out without even trying, but we stayed. The girls actually did really well. They listed and followed along just was well as most of the kids. I was asked to come in and help just because they were so little and there were a lot of kids. The girls had a blast and really surprised us. Unfortunately they canceled the class I was going to sign them us for, so we can't go. Maybe in the fall.

(Kim, they were making them do monkey walks...I had such bad flashbacks to Scranton judo!)

Budding Artists

We had our firsts experiment with paints the other day. They girls had a great time and only made a big mess, as opposed to an enormous mess. They painted to big pieces of cardboard and some hands legs and hair. They had a blast and keep asking to do it again.

Sooo Tired

I think it was safe to say they had a busy morning and were very ready for their nap!

They were like this for at least 1 minute.

Swimming

We have been doing a lot of swimming lately. The girls are doing great with their water wings, they can swim all on their own.This is great because now one of us can take them both to the pool alone if we need to. The love the water and seeing all the other kids at the pool. They also like playing with the noodles and tubes we have for them. Our one neighbor lets them throw rings for them to swim and get on the bottom. We have been having a great time.